Podcasts about purifying

John 2:13-17Matt's book, The Lightning-Fast Field Guide to the Bible is available NOW! - here's a link that gets TMBH a little kickback: https://amzn.to/4pEYSS9Thanks to everyone who supports TMBH at patreon.com/thetmbhpodcastYou're the reason we can all do this together!Discuss the episode hereMusic by Jeff Foote

ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ ਛੰਤ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੨    ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣ ਲਾਗੇ ॥ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਜਾਗੇ ॥ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਜਾਗੇ ਪਾਪ ਭਾਗੇ ਮਿਲੇ ਸੰਤ ਪਿਆਰਿਆ ॥ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਣ ਲਾਗੇ ਭਰਮ ਭਾਗੇ ਕਾਜ ਸਗਲ ਸਵਾਰਿਆ ॥ ਸੁਣਿ ਸ੍ਰਵਣ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਹਜਿ ਜਾਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਿ ਵਡਭਾਗੈ ॥ ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਣਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਆਗੈ ॥੧॥Here is the English summary of the Shabad by Guru Arjan Dev Ji (fifth Sikh Guru) in Raag Soohee Chhant:OverviewThis Shabad centers on the spiritual transformation, peace, and ultimate liberation that come from connecting with the True Guru, singing the praises of the Divine, and meditating on the Naaam (God's Name).Verse-by-Verse SummaryVerse 1: Awakening and Divine ProtectionSummary: Meeting the beloved Guru inspires a person to sing God's praises and remain spiritually vigilant against negative influences. Basking in the love of the Lord dissolves past sins and dispels all doubts. By listening to the sacred Word and humbly surrendering one's mind and body to the Almighty, life's tasks are fulfilled and a deep connection with God is formed.Verse 2: Inner Joy and PurificationSummary: Singing the praises of the Eternal Lord brings constant joy and eradicates all suffering. Reciting the Divine Name purifies both mind and body, filling the heart with profound bliss. By becoming humble (the dust of the feet of the holy) and worshipping God, one becomes pleasing to Him. Guru Nanak prays for grace to continuously sing the Lord's virtues.Verse 3: Crossing the Worldly OceanSummary: Guided by the Guru, contemplating God's lotus feet allows a person to cross the terrifying ocean of worldly existence and end the cycle of reincarnation. True devotional love makes the seeker dear to the Divine. By meditating on the One, infinite, and all-pervading Lord, all doubts vanish, allowing the seeker to see God everywhere and in everything.Verse 4: Deliverance and Eternal PeaceSummary: The Name of God purifies the sinner and brings all the tasks of the saintly to completion. Reuniting with God after long separation destroys ego and inner turmoil, filling the soul with dynamic, everlasting joy (chardi kala) and supreme peace. The Guru establishes the core truth: constantly remember and meditate on the Sovereign Lord of the Universe.Core TakeawayThe central message is one of spiritual bliss, humble surrender, and liberation. Surrendering to the Guru's teachings and immersing oneself in Naam-Simran (meditation on the Divine Name) removes inner doubts, purifies the soul, and reveals the presence of God in all creation.

Purifying the Bride - The fire won't fall until you have something to burn. Sunday July 26th.

The Mind is Weakening, The Heart is Widening & Purifying- on Tu Bav & Parshat Ekev in the HolyLand - Learning Pri Tzaddick aka Rav Tzaddock at Shirat David Efrat, is revealing the importance of Heart Level, Tu Bav Ohr shel Teshuva, the Revelation of Wisdom to the Nation in Eretz Yisrael etc...Cover

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The Puritans are often remembered as stern, black-clad settlers who came to America seeking religious freedom. But the real story is far richer—and far more influential—than the popular caricature.In this episode of HIStory Through the Eyes of Faith, we explore the origins of the Puritan movement in England, their desire to "purify" the Church of England, and the growing pressures that eventually pushed many of them across the Atlantic. We follow their journey from the religious conflicts of the Reformation to the shores of New England, where they sought to build a society ordered around their understanding of God's Word.The Puritans did not set out simply to find a new home; they believed they were participating in God's unfolding story. Their successes and struggles reveal what happens when people attempt to build a society shaped by faith and conviction. Join us as we discuss one of the most influential movements in the English-speaking world.Resource for this episode: Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley https://amzn.to/4xx6evc

Purifying the Bride - Destroying sin and restoring the sinner. Sunday July 12th.

Part of the "Walking in the Light" series through 1 John. This week's message asks what it looks like to truly belong to God's family — not proving it to get in, but living in light of it because you're already in. From confidence at Christ's appearing, to the wonder of being called children of God, to the practical evidence of a purified life, this passage shows how hope for the future reshapes obedience today.

Apr 5, 2026 MN 8 Effacement - Sallekha Sutta How to use the 8 fold path to purify the mind-What is Conceit? The Buddha differentiates between peaceful meditation and spiritual practices that encompass the whole of life. He lists forty-four aspects, which he explains as “effacement”, the wearing away of conceit. How to use the 8 fold path   https://suttacentral.net/sn45.8/en/bodhi?lang=en&reference=none&highlight=false

Series: Believe a Study in the Gospel of JohnScripture: John 2:13-25Speaker: Pastor Ben MillerSermon Date: 07.12.2026

Purifying Your Pnimius (Mattos-Massei 5786)

This class explores the Torah's command to purify Eretz Yisrael, its conditions for secure dwelling, and the contemporary relevance to Israel's ongoing struggles. Drawing on Chumash, Rashi, and the Rebbe's teachings, it addresses sacrifice, anti-Semitism, and hope for redemption. https://www.torahrecordings.com/classes/by_parsha/004_bamidbar/010_masei/003

Today's Bible Verse: "Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded." - James 4:8 Become a BibleStudyTools.com PLUS Member today: https://www.biblestudytools.com/subscribe/ Looking for a peaceful way to end your day? Listen to "Your Nightly Scripture" to end your day with God's word Meet Today’s Host: Reverend Jessica Van Roekel

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. To learn more, visit JoeyRosenfeld.com

Purifying the Bride - It's not the sin, but our response to the sin, that determines our restoration.

Does it matter if we get the gospel right? In this message, we explore Paul's passionate defense of the pure gospel in Galatians and Philippians, discovering why mixing God's grace with human effort ultimately robs us of the freedom Christ came to give. Learn what it means to live with Christ as your only qualification and to walk each day by the power of the Holy Spirit rather than your own strength. 

Purifying the Bride - Breaking the power of sin. Sunday June 21st.

Date: 06/14/2026Series: Exodus: God SpeaksSpeaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/ElderScripture: Exodus 6:9-13Layout:Who is Listening? (v9)Who is Telling? (v10-11)Who is Purifying? (v12)Who is Bringing? (v13)

(Insight Meditation Community of Richmond) We often hope something outside us will do the purifying for us. The Buddha gently redirects: we need to do the inner work. This talk is based in the Simile of the Cloth sutta (MN7) and explores what that inner purification actually requires, and how wisdom makes it possible.

(Insight Meditation Community of Richmond) We often hope something outside us will do the purifying for us. The Buddha gently redirects: we need to do the inner work. This talk is based in the Simile of the Cloth sutta (MN7) and explores what that inner purification actually requires, and how wisdom makes it possible.

It's impossible to be loving and healthy like Jesus without a heart that's fully surrendered to the Lord. Yet, we often try to "fix" ourselves, slipping into behavior modification rather than genuine transformation of our whole self. Thankfully, we can learn to cultivate healthy heart habits that trust God to care for us and partner with him to will good for others. Tune in for this episode of Soul Talks as Bill and Kristi cast a beautiful yet practical vision for living with a pure heart that's attached to God and attuned to his will. You'll learn a simple and powerful practice to help you stay attentive to your heart and rely on God's grace instead of drifting into unconscious sin or unhealthy patterns. Resources for this Episode: Deeply Loved: Receiving and Reflecting God's Great Empathy for You Attend a Soul Shepherding Retreat Meet with a Soul Shepherding Spiritual Director Donate to Support Soul Shepherding and Soul Talks

Judgement can be a scary word. But judgment is something to look forward to when the Judge is just and you are on the right side of the law! There are times when God puts us on trial, and His trial is by fire. Clayton Ritter shares how God uses trials and fire to perfect His people and to purify them to face whatever lies ahead.

Apr 5, 2026 MN 8 Effacement - Sallekha Sutta How to use the 8 fold path to purify the mind-What is Conceit? The Buddha differentiates between peaceful meditation and spiritual practices that encompass the whole of life. He lists forty-four aspects, which he explains as “effacement”, the wearing away of conceit.

This teaching was given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Lama Tsonkhapa Institute in Italy as part of the Ganden Lha Gyama retreat between September 3-30, 2004.00:00:01 Generate strong regretfulness to make negative karma thinner and limit its power. The more regretfulness generated, the more negative karma is purified.00:01:09 Phenomena affect each other through dependent arising. Reciting the names of the 35 Buddhas has the power to purify many eons of negative karma due to the Buddhas' compassion and prayers.00:04:12 The purpose of one's life is to free all sentient beings from suffering and its causes, and lead them to enlightenment. Therefore one must purify defilements and achieve enlightenment.00:06:02 Even one negative karma of killing can lead to endless suffering results unless it is purified. There is no way to relax without purifying negative karma.00:13:07 When blessing offerings, visualize that through the power of mantra, each Buddha receives limitless skies of offerings, making even one offering very powerful and meritorious.00:21:24 There are two ways to purify negative karma during the confession prayer - generating regret and looking at the emptiness of each negative action. Using emptiness makes the purification practice extremely powerful.00:56:54 At the end of any purification practice, meditate that in emptiness there is no creator, action or negative karma created. Then dedicate the merit while maintaining the awareness of emptiness.Find out more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche, his teachings and projects at https://fpmt.org/

Today on Table Talk with BBYOInsider we are giving an in-depth look at this week's parsha—Parsha Tazria—as part of the Simchat Torah Challenge. 

Good Friday: It is Finished Hebrews 10:1-25 & St. John 19:1-37 by William Klock Picture again the scene we read about in last night's Gospel: Jesus and the disciples gathered in that “upper room”.  Their feet were dusty from a day spent walking the streets of Jerusalem.  There should have been a servant there to wash their feet.  But, instead, Jesus took up the towel and pitcher of water and began to wash the dust, the grime, the dirt from their feet.  Even Judas, whose feet were covered with dust from his journey to visit the high priest to betray Jesus.  Jesus washed even that dust from the feet of his betrayer.  Here was truly the Messiah, the suffering servant who came to wash his people clean from their sins.  Peter drew back.  “No Lord!  You can't wash my feet!  If anything, I should be washing yours.”  But Jesus insisted.  This is what he'd come to do. Jesus turned everything upside-down.  After washing the disciples' feet—something totally inappropriate for a teacher to do for his disciples—he took the bread and the wine of the Passover meal and started talking about them as a new sacrifice.  These men knew all about sacrifices. They knew all about bulls and goats and lambs sacrificed for sin, their bodies broken and their blood poured out before the altar to purify the people from the impurity of their sins, to make them fit for God to draw near.  And yet Jesus now took the bread and wine and said that it was his body broken and his blood poured out—that they were all on the verge of a new exodus, but this time he would be the Passover lamb, his body and blood would be broken to free them from the slavery of sin and death.  The disciples didn't understand.  Not at this point.  Picture them looking at Jesus and looking at each other with confusion.  What was he trying to say about the Passover?  They really did want to follow Jesus, they wanted what he had to offer, but they didn't understand yet what it was he was offering.  When Jesus had tried to wash Peter's feet, Peter had indignantly refused, but Jesus explained that he needed it—that if we wanted any part in his master, this washing was essential.  Of course, then Peter did want it—he wanted even more of it (“Wash all of me, not just my feet, Lord!”)—but he still didn't understand what it meant.  He just trusted Jesus.  This was the Messiah.  Peter wanted what was coming…whatever that might be. After supper Jesus took his friends to the garden of Gethsemane to pray.  Even after the foot washing and that last supper and all Jesus' talk about servants and sacrifices, they still didn't understand.  They had no idea what was going to happen.  They knelt among the olive trees as Jesus went off a little way away to pray by himself.  And as Jesus prayed like he'd never prayed before, the disciples drifted off to sleep.  They had no idea that something was about to happen that would change the world forever.  Jesus woke them up in time for Judas to return, leading a pack of Jewish soldiers who had come to take him away.  Peter drew out his sword, ready for the attack, and cut off the ear of one of the soldiers.  Maybe he thought that now was the time Jesus, the conquering Messiah, was going to throw off his clever disguise of humility and start the revolution that everyone expected.  Now was his chance!  But it didn't happen.  In fact, Jesus actually healed the soldier and told Peter: “I can appeal to my Father and he'll send twelve legions of angels.  But if I did that, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled?”  I can only imagine just how much more confused Peter was at that point. And the disciples ran away as the chief priest's soldiers took Jesus away in chains.  They figured it was over.  Chalk Jesus up as yet another failed Messiah.  But Peter wasn't ready to give up on his friend, so he followed along to the high priest's house to see what would happen.  He watched the sham trial they put Jesus through.  They condemned Jesus, and as the priests and soldiers spit on him and struck him, Peter gave up just like the other disciples had done a few hours before.  Three bystanders noticed Peter in the crowd and recognised him: “Hey, you!  You were with him.  You're one of his friends.  You're one of his followers.” And each time Peter denied knowing Jesus: “I don't know what you're talking about!  You must be blind!  I've never seen this man before!”  It wasn't just Judas.  By morning Jesus had been betrayed and denied by his closest disciples and friends.  All of them. And in the morning, the Jews dragged Jesus to the court of the Roman governor.  The Jews weren't allowed to execute anyone; the Romans had to do it.  And so Jesus went through another sham trial before Pilate, who caved to their pressuring.  He didn't want a riot on his hands and the Jews were crying for blood—and not just blood—they were crying out for a Roman crucifixion.  Pilate asked them, “But this man is King of the Jews?”  And they shouted back, “No he's not!  We have no king but Caesar!”  That had to be the most unJewish thing ever shouted by a crowd.  I expect that shout left Pilate utterly speechless.  If they'd all suddenly began feasting on roast pig he couldn't have been more surprised.  I expect it had Jesus in tears.  He knew, just as they knew, that the Lord was Israel's king, not Caesar.  But they were so angry with him, they were so set on their rejection of Jesus the Messiah, that they would do the unthinkable and declare their allegiance to Caesar instead.  On Sunday the crowd outside the city had hailed him as King, but now their voices were drowned out by this great hoard calling for his blood.  Not wanting trouble, Pilate gave them what they wanted. His soldiers, the whole battalion, took Jesus to be scourged.  They spit on him, they put a reed in his hand and a crown plaited of thorns on his head and mocked him as king, and then they beat him senseless.  They led him away with two violent thugs, revolutionaries, very possibly from Barabbas' gang.  On a hilltop just outside the city, the soldiers held Jesus down on a cross while they nailed him to it with spikes through his wrists and through his feet.  Then they raised the cross up and dropped it heavily into the ground.  His mother and his friends watched as his blood poured and as he struggled for breath.  For three long hours he hung there.  Roman crucifixion was known for its agony.  The shoulders were dislocated.  Hanging, you couldn't breath.  So you pushed yourself up, putting all your weight on the spike through your feet to gasp for air—alternating between the agony of asphyxiation and the agony of being nailed to a piece of timbre.  Some men lasted for days like that.  Jesus had been abused so badly, all it took was three hours.  He cried out to his Father—in relief, in exhausted victory, “It is finished.”  And just to make sure he was dead, John says the soldiers pierced his side with a spear.  Blood and water gushed out from the wound.  Not what anyone would normally expect, but a detail noted by John.  Maybe to stress the reality of Jesus' body, because there were those at the time John wrote who claimed that Jesus' body had only been an illusion.  As John saw blood pour from Jesus' side, he couldn't help but remember the blood pouring from the animals sacrificed in the temple, and as the wind sprinkled Jesus' blood on the group gathered at the foot of the cross, John remembered standing in the temple as the priests sprinkled the blood of bulls and goats on him and the gathered sons of Israel.  Purifying them from the stain of sin and death. The clouds darkened the sky.  The earth shook.  The great, heavy curtain in the temple that closed off the holy of holies, the place of the Lord's presence, was violently torn in two.  The graves gave up their dead, who went walking through the streets of Jerusalem.  Something remarkable had happened and everyone noticed, but no one understood—except maybe that centurion who confessed, “Surely this man is the son of God!”  Despite all that, the city was quickly back to its business.  Jesus' friends wept in sadness or in anger, and they went home to lie low lest the authorities come after them next. That evening Joseph of Arimathea went to Pilate to claim the body of Jesus.  They took it down from the cross, wrapped it in linen, placed it in a tomb, and sealed it up. Maybe now the disciples started to ponder what Jesus said last night when he had talked about his body and blood being given as a new—as a perfect—sacrifice.  In our epistle lesson from the tenth chapter of Hebrews, we read some more about the nature of Jesus' sacrifice.  The Law and the old sacrifices were but a shadow of the good things to come.  “It can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near.  Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins?  But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year.  For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins” (Hebrews 10:1-4). The blood of bulls and goats, sacrificed over and over, could only convict the people of sin as it pointed to the perfect sacrifice of the Messiah that had not yet been made.  And so Hebrews 10 says that Jesus came to do “away with the first in order to establish the second.  And by that…we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Messiah Jesus once for all”(Hebrews 10:9-10).  The writer of Hebrews goes on to give us a vivid picture contrasting the old and the new: “Every priest [and he's talking about the priests of the old covenant] stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sin.  But when the Messiah had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God…for by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified” (Hebrews 10:11-14). Jeremiah wrote, “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds…I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.”  And Hebrews reminds us, “Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin” (Hebrews 10:16-18). When Jesus breathed his last and cried out, “It is finished,” it was finished.  Whereas in the old covenant the priest laid the sins of the people on the bulls and goats sacrificed repeatedly on the altar, Jesus, our great High Priest, took our sins upon himself and died the death that we deserved.  The old sacrifices fell short.  They could cleanse the people from the impurity of their sins, but the blood of bulls and goats could never deal with the sin itself.  That's the difference between the old sacrifices and the perfect sacrifice of Jesus.  In the shed blood of Jesus we are purified so thoroughly that, in the Holy Spirit, God himself can live in us, renewing our hearts, writing the law—once carved on tablets of stone—now the Spirit writes that law of perfect love on our hearts. When Jesus breathed his last and gave himself up to his Father, the temple served its last function in redemptive history.  Under the old covenant the holy of holies—the most holy place—was where the presence of the Lord resided visibly for the people, resting on the ark of the covenant.  And yet the people weren't allowed into that place—into the direct presence of the Lord.  Only the high priest was allowed there and then only once a year.  No sinful human being could enter the presence of the Lord and the priest only did it to make an annual sacrifice for sins—and he did so only after a series of purification rituals for himself.  Nobody went there, because sinners can never enter the presence of a holy, just, and righteous God. But when Jesus made his perfect sacrifice on the cross that day—as he breathed his last and pronounced, “It is finished”—the heavy veil that separated the Holy of Holies from the people was torn in two.  By his death, Jesus opened the way into the presence of the Father.  Through Jesus sinners now find perfect forgiveness and, through God's indwelling Spirit, they become the new and perfect temple. On the cross Jesus stretched out his hands; he stretched out one hand to all those who had trusted in him, seeing the future and coming Messiah as they made their sacrifices at the Temple.  And with his other hand Jesus reached out to us, reaches out to the Gentiles, to the nations who had never heard of the Messiah.  On the cross he reaches out with both hands, uniting both peoples to himself, establishing his body by giving new life to dead and paralysed limbs through his life-giving body and blood.  Jesus said, “When I am lifted up, I will draw all men to myself” (John 12:32).  That's exactly what he did.  In fact, it's exactly what he still does.  He stretches out his hands to draw us in, to unite us to himself.  Through his perfect sacrifice he offers perfect forgiveness of sin.  Through his body and his blood he offers new and eternal life.  Through his Holy Spirit he renews and regenerates hearts and minds and leads us on the path of holiness.  And through his cross, he leads us through the torn veil and into the holy of holies—into the very presence of God.

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What is God doing in this season? In this Weekly Word, Dr. Candice Smithyman shares a prophetic message for the month of Nisan, the season of Passover, cleansing, consecration, and preparation for increase. This is a time to let God purify your temple, remove old leaven, and bring your spirit, soul, and body into alignment with His will. Dr. Candice teaches on Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the power of Jesus as our Passover Lamb. She shares why this season is connected to promotion, inheritance, healing, and breakthrough, and why purity matters more than perfection right now. Prayer, fasting, and giving are key in this window. This word is for those who know God is doing a deep work and getting them ready for what is next.Watch and share with someone who needs this encouragement today.RESOURCES MENTIONED • Cracking the Time Code https://www.candicesmithyman.com/shop/p/preorder-cracking-the-time-code-step-into-supernatural-acceleration-stop-cycles-of-delay-and-secure-gods-promises-today • New Eternal Kingdom Order Course https://dream-mentors-transformational-life-coaching.teachable.com/p/the-new-eternal-kingdom-order-courseDream Mentors Biblical Life Coaching Certification Learn more: https://dreammentors.org • Hebrew Calendar & Torah Reading ResourcesGet your Wall Calendar and copy of “365 Prophetic Revelations from the Hebrew Calendar”Www.candicesmithyman.com or out of USA go to https://amzn.to4aQYoR0FREE Mentoring Call – April 27 at 10 AM & 6 PM ESTFREE impartation & activation monthlyREGISTER HERE- http://bit.ly/4gfRKXmPodcast: Manifest His Presence on Spotify Events & Itinerary: https://candicesmithyman.com/events Visit: CandiceSmithyman.com for books, courses, & prophetic resourcesJoin Dr. Candice Smithyman's FREE Ascend prophetic calls every month for spiritual teaching and prophetic insight.

Guided Question How does our approach to sin and church discipline reflect the biblical balance between restoration and purity—what does that mean for our local church's health? Summary This sermon unpacks 1 Corinthians 5, where the apostle Paul shifts from theology to urgent, practical church governance. Responding to a case of church immorality—incest so shocking it stunned even those outside the faith—Paul calls the Corinthian believers to act decisively. Rather than offer excuses or remain indifferent, they are to remove the unrepentant offender from fellowship. This isn't punitive isolation, but disciplined redemptive action: "deliver such a one to Satan… that his spirit may be saved." Furthermore, Paul emphasizes collective purity, using the imagery of removing leaven to keep the church spiritually authentic. Finally, he clarifies earlier counsel: not associating with believers who persist in unrepentant sin is an internal call to uphold holiness, not isolation from the world. Discipline, inherently difficult, remains necessary for spiritual health—both for the individual and the body. Outline Introduction: Immorality Report (1 Cor 5:1–2) A case of incest within the church, unbelievers scandalized. Paul rebukes the church's arrogance and failure to mourn or act. Biblical Protocol: The Four-Steps of Discipline (Matt 18:15–17) Private confrontation. Witness-supported confrontation. Church involvement. If unrepentant, treat as an outsider. Executing Discipline: Delivering to Satan (1 Cor 5:3–5) The church assembles under Christ's authority. Removing fellowship allows the flesh to collapse and hope for a repentant return. Purifying the Church: The Leaven Metaphor (1 Cor 5:6–8) A little sin influences many; the church must cleanse itself to live in sincerity and truth. Clarifying Association: Not a Call to Isolation (1 Cor 5:9–13) Previous instruction misunderstood: avoid unrepentant members, not unbelievers. "Not even to eat with" expresses social separation to maintain gospel integrity. Christians must judge within, leaving final judgment of the world to God. Key Takeaways Church discipline is redemptive, not merely punitive. It's about waking the conscience, not casting aside. Spiritual integrity matters corporately. Tolerating unrepentant sin invites decay—“a little leaven leavens the whole lump.” Love and truth are not opposed. Protecting the purity of the church body is an act of mercy. Distinguish between the world and the unrepentant believer. We engage the world with grace but must guard the church with discipline. Scripture References 1 Corinthians 5:1–13 – The case at Corinth, discipline, leaven metaphor, clarity on association. Matthew 18:15–17 – The four-step process for confronting sin in the church. 1 Corinthians 4:6 – Warning against exceeding what is written (human reasoning over Scripture). 1 Corinthians 3:12–15 – Works tested by fire; foundation choices have eternal consequences. Luke 15 (Prodigal Son) – Cultural illustration of spiritual realization following separation. Recorded 8/23/81

1 John 2:28-3:10

The sermon centers on the transformative power of walking in the Spirit, grounded in the believer's identity in Christ and the ongoing process of sanctification. Drawing from Galatians 5 and Romans 12, it emphasizes that true spiritual life is marked by surrender to God's will, renewal of the mind through Scripture, and resistance to the fleshly desires that oppose the Spirit. The message underscores the believer's security in Christ's finished work, illustrated through the agony of Gethsemane and the victory of the cross, while calling for daily dependence on the Word as both spiritual nourishment and armor against spiritual warfare. The tone is pastoral and urgent, exhorting believers to live as transformed people—renovated from within—by feeding on God's truth, embracing the righteousness of Christ, and standing firm in faith, knowing that the ultimate victory is already won.

Leviticus chapters 11-15

Purifying Your Souls - 1 Pet. 1:22

'Precepts, Meditation, and Wisdom: The Path to Purifying the Mind from Self' - Friday Dhamma videos | 6 Mar 2026. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you may register at https://watmarpjan.org/en/live/ for a unique link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

For our Friends and Family Day afternoon lesson, we study a passage that will greatly impact our lives and our relationships: what does James 3 say about how we speak?

Daryls speaks on how God is disciplining His church and its leaders because He loves His church. And He is about protecting His sheep as the Good Shepherd. We are living a in a day that faithfulness is a miracle.

During this talk, Allie Vaknin continues reviewing the Paramis, a grouping of mind conditioning functions that, when developed to full potential, cooperatively liberate the mind from distress and confusion.  Energy is described as the driver of Right Effort in the mind and body, and must be freed up from attachment to unwholesome views to be purified.

In early January, within a few days of each other, Venus and Mars meet up with the Sun. This helps you burn away old interests and priorities, habits and patterns, as part of a purification process. It's almost as if Venus and Mars are clearing the slate and then awaiting instructions to begin a new chapter. This leaves you prepped to choose new objectives and shift your focus.  This is also a great period for magic and ritual.Kelly's course on Aspects begins soon.  “Aspects, Action, and Motivation” teaches you about the five main aspects: how to identify them and interpret their meaning and core themes in a birth chart. Click on the link for more information or to register. https://www.kellysastrology.com/product/online-astrology-course-chart-interpretation-b-aspects-action-motivation/

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